Immigration of Temporary Lower-Skilled Workers: Current Policy and Related Issues

Bruno, Andorra

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Immigration;    Labor;    Seasonal labor;   

RP-ID  :  R42434
RP-ID  :  R42434_2012Mar20

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

U.S. employers in various industries argue that they need to hire foreign workers to perform lower-skilled jobs, while others maintain that many of these positions could be filled by U.S. workers. While the discussion of current guest worker programs in this report focuses on the H-2A and H- 2B visas, it also covers the Summer Work Travel (SWT) program, the largest of several programs under the J-1 visa for participants in work- and study-based exchange visitor programs. The SWT program is particularly relevant because participants work largely in unskilled jobs, including H-2B-like seasonal jobs at resorts and amusement parks.